Neurofibromatosis or NF1 is the growth of noncancerous tumors that form underneath the skin. This disorder is caused by a mutation on chromosome number 17. This disorder is Autosomal Dominant and if one parent has the mutation then half the children will have NF1. When people get this dicease they develop Neurofibrons which are tumors that can block arteries and can cause a stroke or heart attack. Each persons symptoms vary because the genes are so different that the severity of the symptoms vary.
Doctors have not found a cure for NF1 but tumors can be surgically removed and corect malformed bones. In very few cases the tumors actually become cancerous which is then treated with chemotherapy. The wierd thing about NF1 is that they may only have a couple of tumors or they may have thousands.
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